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1973 Map of Paduca Breaks NW

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Paduca Breaks NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Double X Oil Field and Paduca Field dominate this arid landscape along the border of Eddy Co and Lea Co. The territory is defined by the early 1970s energy economy, marked by a dense network of Oil Wells, Gas Wells, and numerous exploratory Drill Holes. Aside from the scattered energy infrastructure, the only named settlement footprint is Cotton Place, positioned near several industrial extraction sites.

Survival in this high desert terrain relies on water management, evidenced by features like Jack Tank and a remote Water Tank in the southeast. Transportation is limited to a primitive grid of maintenance roads and a winding Jeep Trail that cuts across the central sections. Several extractive operations, including a Borrow Pit and various Gravel Pits, highlight the ongoing material harvesting required to maintain the region's isolated oil field access roads.